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wage increase. In:

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she's any. Case

2:45

or Today. The

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stories a tell pretty a pretty

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freaking are so. I

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kept all this has plenty of

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rest of the messages between. Be

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aware, Of all of them. As

3:01

a homosexual, as good

3:03

as new people. Or.

3:35

Is it? In

4:01

the previous episode, we took you on a

4:03

journey through the teens home. Sarah

4:07

and I discussed the situation, explained various

4:09

scenarios and ideas. We

4:13

encourage you, our perceptive listeners, to

4:15

find your own opinions and pose your own questions. Speaking

4:20

of questions, we have a few

4:22

of them. Did

4:25

Brittany have knowledge of the other person's presence at

4:28

the home, when she moved from the

4:30

back of the house to the front? Based

4:35

on our extensive research and interviews, we

4:38

strongly believe that there were indeed two

4:40

individuals present at the teens' residence that

4:42

night. Shocking? No. But

4:46

since you concluded that there were two people there,

4:48

that adds another layer of questions to this scenario,

4:52

which in my opinion stems back to the root. What's

4:55

the motive here? Furthermore,

4:58

the police report revealed that Brittany's feet and arms

5:01

were bleeding when she interacted with John on his

5:03

sun porch. Even despite having

5:05

a warrant, Brittany willingly allowed authorities

5:07

to be called and even provided her

5:09

full name to dispatch. Now

5:12

does that sound like someone trying to run away? The

5:14

obvious answer is no. But

5:17

is it enough? Is

5:19

it enough to reclassify Brittany's case? After

5:23

conversing with Taz, one of our

5:25

most crucial inquiries is why Brittany's case has

5:27

not yet been classified as a nobody homicide.

5:30

I also took you along with us at St.

5:32

Joe County Sheriff's Office, where Sarah and I presented

5:34

our case to a room full of approximately 10

5:36

individuals. We

5:39

left the meeting feeling optimistic, and

5:41

you had the chance to hear Sarah recue on a snippet

5:43

of the details to Jessica. We

5:46

discussed Taz after to St. Joe County, and

5:50

we're hopeful that the rich act to him and

5:53

accept his generous proposition. During

5:57

the publication, James. Though

6:00

county express their interest. In

6:02

the laptop we obtained. Want

6:05

him back and Washington's. I run

6:07

into your Fierro blocks. Are

6:10

we get sent off? And

6:12

providing attracting them to insert for delivery.

6:15

He may have caught a glimpse of that on

6:17

Instagram sir. Pulled

6:20

up deeper into the. Men

6:22

are on. After. Leaving

6:24

the presentation detect bottom. Requested that

6:26

I refrain from pursuing leaves regarding

6:28

Scalar Story. The

6:30

reasons behind his request and a be revealed

6:32

that a little. Much

6:34

for now. Says

6:36

her separates us from ourselves. In

6:42

a previous episode will learn about actually

6:44

using a laptop that belonged to Deseret,

6:46

a friend of Cages. After

6:49

months of trial and error does or he was

6:51

finally able to get the laptop to me. The

6:55

information obtained from a laptop revealed

6:57

over two thousand text messages. Ashley's

7:00

digital footprint is amazed. When

7:03

every mace as a way through. The

7:07

situation. To phones

7:10

countless to he just one

7:12

phone in particular. Censor Censor

7:14

many And. Josh

7:17

Hockey surgery marry.

7:21

And their. Each

7:25

user. Contributing their own

7:27

digital footprint. And

7:30

then there's actually spawns. From

7:33

get taxed. Digital

7:36

Whispers. And

7:38

one expose everything. Average amount of

7:40

stuff. He

7:42

points. There

7:44

on the table. Today

7:47

and issue just a few. One

7:51

of these messages mean

7:53

misunderstandings, rigorous, or something

7:56

more sinister. Tommy.

8:01

And just to declare for the phone

8:03

or spencer. The

8:06

date range. The first text I'm

8:08

able to see was on November

8:11

Twenty Third Funny Team. However,

8:13

no one am with over eighteen

8:15

hundreds. exodus. The

8:17

and they. They

8:19

prefer twenty nineteen. When

8:22

ready to the to. There's

8:25

a decent combination between sat

8:27

receive messages nothing honor unusual.

8:29

six. Hours. Now.

8:32

See the correspondence between Ashley in the

8:35

person using her second phone. And

8:38

that's where things become interesting as in ago to

8:40

ask my own history. Oh.

8:43

I don't anticipate as many messages considering

8:45

the number of part is using her

8:47

phone. Lowest six out.

8:50

Is added to three hundred and

8:52

fifty six text messages. Three hundred

8:54

and fifty one of them. Are

8:57

received. A

9:00

time range: January Fifth, Twenty

9:02

nineteen for February Eleven Twenty

9:05

nineteen. And

9:07

thirty Seven Days. It

9:09

appears as and was just trying to suggest.

9:14

In the center twenty fifth. And

9:17

Twelve twenty nine am. A

9:20

text from Ask my second phone.

9:23

And center Britney so number. De

9:29

los com. As

9:31

one words. Isis and

9:34

the same as the Sir Self on

9:36

February eighth. From

9:39

a primary phone to ring secondary.

9:44

On. December Thirty first. Eric messages mother by

9:46

getting a new pair of sneakers. They

9:51

had back and forth conversation which I did

9:53

with Eric meeting his father at the Sir

9:55

Stuart to purchase a new pursuers. on

9:59

january so Over

12:02

the next day, Ashley mentioned that Eric was

12:04

calling her with information about Brittany, but

12:08

she refused to answer his calls due to the previous

12:10

incident. The

12:12

next day, on January 21st, Ashley

12:15

texted someone, expressing

12:17

her belief that they

12:19

needed to find Brittany before Eric

12:21

did. On

12:24

January 22nd, 2019, Ashley

12:27

and Glide exchanged text messages. Ashley

12:31

accused Glide of only seeing her as a pretty thing

12:33

to have sex with, just like every

12:35

other guy. Glide

12:38

responded by saying that none of those people were

12:40

his friends, and that he believed Ashley

12:42

was crazy. He

12:44

also mentioned that he thought Ashley was jealous because

12:46

a friend, presumably Brittany,

12:49

was receiving attention. He

12:52

didn't believe anyone had tried to kill her, and thought

12:55

she just wanted to become someone special. Nine

12:59

minutes later, Ashley texted

13:01

Eric S, informing him that

13:03

Glide knows where his wife is, and

13:06

who took her. She

13:10

mentioned that there were photographs of his

13:12

friend's friend, taking Brittany from a gas station.

13:15

Ashley explained that she was now fed up

13:18

with being manipulated and strung along

13:20

by them. Ashley

13:22

continued to tell Eric S that

13:24

Glide told her Brittany was in a car somewhere,

13:28

and that she had been told she would have

13:30

enough evidence to be bulk to Brittany's body by

13:32

the end of the previous day. However,

13:35

she hadn't heard anything. She

13:37

claimed Glide was now throwing a tantrum. Ashley

13:40

concluded by saying that Glide was

13:43

afraid Brittany would excuse him, which

13:45

is why she disappeared. Is

14:00

that all this is? On

14:02

January 25th, 2019, Ashley

14:05

confirmed her ability to track her own vehicle,

14:08

which located the vehicle that Eric and JJ had

14:10

borrowed. What

14:13

are the questions that we take away from this

14:15

information? Why was

14:17

Eric texting the at-loss phone to

14:19

Britney's phone? Why

14:22

did Ashley need to hack more of Britney's accounts? Is

14:26

the timing of Eric needing new shoes odd? What

14:29

was the photo of the shoe prints in the snow? Why

14:32

are they comparing the sneaker to the prints in the snow? Perhaps

14:35

one of the most interesting questions. Why

14:38

Ashley said they need to find Britney before Eric

14:40

does? Does

14:43

this imply Ashley believes Eric

14:45

knows where Britney is? What

14:50

are your thoughts? And

14:52

if you're wondering, what was the correspondence

14:54

like on November 30th, 2018 from Ashley's phone?

15:00

Well, we can't see that. What

15:02

about her second phone? We

15:05

see the first activity on November 23rd

15:07

where this second phone receives a text.

15:10

The next text message comes in on November 25th.

15:14

Then there's a gap. From

15:16

November 25th into December 5th,

15:19

there are no text messages. The

15:22

first correspondence between Ashley's second

15:25

phone posts Britney's disappearance. Here's

15:28

a text from Eric. He

15:33

needs to use it. Google

15:36

data downloads let you choose the time frame

15:38

you're interested in. Similar to

15:41

Facebook. And as we

15:43

dive into Eric's Google activity, it

15:45

was surprising to find inconsistencies. Oh,

15:47

not surprising. Time

15:50

stamps were missable, so it didn't align as expected.

15:53

Then comes the twist in Eric's map

15:56

history. Initially,

15:58

Ashley claimed he did not know where this was. Susan

16:00

uses location services, but

16:03

mid-season her story shifted. She

16:06

suggested Eric had his location on, particularly

16:09

on the day Brittany disappeared. The

16:14

best thing tells me the husband's location is off,

16:18

then it changes. The

16:20

landlord confirmed this already. What

16:23

arrangement do you guys have? To

16:25

the public. Confirming

16:27

that you had Eric's November 30th

16:29

location history, he posted

16:31

about it on Reddit. And to

16:34

your surprise, the Google Takeout app

16:36

is provided or downloaded.

16:39

It shows much more of Eric's Google location history.

16:43

This Google Takeout wasn't

16:45

downloaded before I began investigating

16:47

Brittany's case. According

16:49

to Eric's location history, he was

16:52

in the area that Brittany went missing. On

16:55

the following dates that I can see. December

17:00

10th, 2018. Two

17:04

days after Brittany had been reported missing, a single

17:07

time stamp suggests Eric visited Grandma's.

17:12

More than likely, this is when Eric goes to

17:14

Grandma's, as Ashley put it. This

17:16

is when he gets a description. A

17:18

description that apparently doesn't fit children. Now

17:22

I thought about this time stamp. Is

17:24

that a singular? I

17:27

don't want to see more activity. Like

17:29

the other days we're about to discuss. December

17:32

19th. This aligns

17:34

when Cage returned from Florida and met Eric

17:36

and Jessica near Watt Road, along with other

17:38

search members of the parody. What

17:41

else looks after Cage? Eric

17:43

came into the phone. Or

17:46

the back of him. If

17:49

the story seems familiar, but not with the right

17:51

characters, you're just as confused as

17:53

I was. Recent

17:55

developments have shed new light on the situation. of

18:00

Eric's involvement in the search parties of Brittany,

18:02

but the consistency in the testimonies of JJ

18:04

and Cage about Eric finding the back of

18:07

a phone was perplexing. Both

18:10

asserted their presence during this discovery. Adding

18:13

to the confusion, Jessica appeared

18:15

uncertain about the specifics of the event and

18:18

who was actually there. Chris

18:20

and Jessica, known from episode one,

18:23

organized a search party on Facebook. Well,

18:26

contrary to my expectations, the event

18:28

didn't have a specific time for them. Naturally,

18:31

I thought it would be one day, a time

18:33

set, time to end. But

18:35

it spanned several days without a fixed time

18:38

for gathering and searching. I'm

18:40

fucking good at tensions, but plot execution.

18:44

I inferred that Eric joined the search on December 19th, which

18:47

coincided with Cage's return from Florida. Their

18:51

group assembled near Watt Road, close

18:53

to the ridge. And

18:55

as Cage later recounted, it was there

18:57

that Eric emerged solo from the woods.

19:01

Amendment Inc. for Cage. Cage

19:04

remembered Eric complaining of cold hands and his claim

19:06

of finding the back of a phone. Cage

19:10

remembers offering Eric a ride back to his car

19:12

from the bridge to the intersection of

19:14

on River and Watt Road. I

19:17

can tell you from being there, that's

19:19

a long trick there. As

19:22

Cage has shared with me, when

19:24

he's interacting with Jessica and Eric, this is at the end of the

19:26

search. So

19:29

why Eric denies the ride is unknown to Cage. The

19:33

plot thickens on December 23rd. During

19:36

a second search party, where

19:39

Eric is again central to significant discovery, the

19:42

back of another phone. This

19:45

time, JJ was present, JJ was present, offering

19:48

clarity to the previous conflicting accounts from

19:51

JJ and Cage. This

19:53

is the day Eric and JJ get pulled over and

19:55

Ashley get that prehanded. Oh,

19:57

and as for Ashley's reasoning on not participating on... in

20:00

the search. She claimed that she was

20:02

attending to a person who needs her children. These

20:05

are not searching for your best friend? It

20:07

can be reasonable. When

20:13

did Ashley ever search for her best friend? In

20:16

the area that Bortney went missing? Whoever.

20:21

As for the events on December 31st, Eric's

20:24

reasons for being in a specific area remain

20:27

closed. For

20:29

now, it's just to keep that information

20:31

confidential. In

20:34

Eric's Google takeout, over 34,000 pings

20:37

between the dates of December 5th and January

20:39

21st. The

20:42

obvious question, why is there

20:44

no location data before December 4th? Does

20:47

this admission not bother Eric, or

20:49

is he indifferent to this glaring gap? Over

20:52

34,000 pings, and

20:55

yet so many questions remain. Trust

20:58

me when I say this, we're

21:00

meticulously crossing our T's and dotting our I's

21:03

to uncover the truth behind these digital traces.

21:07

And then there's these. Okay,

21:10

Google. Text Ashley. Voice

21:13

Google Assistant. Wallmarble patch

21:16

tires for $10. Proof

21:20

of the Wi-Fi in Ashley's vehicle. Okay,

21:23

Google. Text now. Might

21:25

be my Wi-Fi connection too. Am

21:29

I assuming the Wi-Fi was in the car? It

21:32

could have been my Wi-Fi too. Since

21:36

I'm driving. Okay,

21:39

Google. I want to change your name. What

21:44

can I give you as a nickname? Can

21:50

I call you my wife? Okay,

21:55

Google. Text Ashley.

21:59

Can I... Start working on the card

22:01

you need it And

22:04

then there's this one where you can hear

22:06

Ashley in the background another

22:08

individual is present But

22:11

we don't know who it is. I Have

22:14

my guess No

22:30

She asked me over and over again where I hit

22:32

that All

22:40

he's asking for is a ride to

22:42

town dropped off somewhere to help look

22:45

for my wife Not

22:47

coming back here hanging out or

22:49

anything. He's gonna get dropped off somewhere else here in

22:51

town So he can go do his thing what?

22:55

Unlooking Well,

23:02

guess what I'm out here knocking on doors

23:05

that shouldn't be knocked on because Yeah

23:15

To shut off interior

23:17

lights when the

23:19

doors open on a Ford Explorer

23:22

2012 Oh Angel

23:28

County distract number river

23:38

Here's going I Was

23:47

told That

23:53

Might have been the one with her so that

23:56

would be another reason why she'd be going to Brunson

24:02

Until we figure out

24:04

who the person was

24:06

that was with her,

24:08

the motive of going to Bronson is

24:12

going to be hard to figure out. And

24:18

Daniel's the one that told me about him and

24:23

that he lives in Bronson. Because

24:28

I asked him if

24:31

he knew of anyone that

24:33

Britney would know him Bronson and that's

24:37

the only name he gave me. He's

24:44

a friend of Sheldon's. He was at Sheldon's house

24:46

the day I went

24:50

and talked to him. So

24:54

where do we go from here? I know

24:56

I'm not perfect by

24:59

any means. Do

25:05

take fault for

25:09

my actions when I know I'm

25:12

wrong. I may end up to

25:14

it. I want to talk to this dude. I

25:16

guess the question is

25:22

what is it you want to do from here? I'm

25:26

going to call. Do it for your

25:28

child, Eric. And

25:30

pick up the phone. Because

25:34

I was told you

25:36

didn't show up for the polygraph test. Okay

25:39

Google. Upon

26:08

my departure from the Sheriff's office, I

26:10

received explicit instructions not to actively engage

26:12

with Skyler or the related parties involved

26:15

in this case. To

26:17

clarify, it wasn't my intention to chase the

26:19

story. Rather,

26:21

the story itself gravitated towards me in

26:23

the unexpected turn of events. The

26:27

segment you're about to listen to features

26:29

an interview and testimony from

26:32

the individual currently experiencing significant

26:34

emotional turmoil, as the

26:36

material discussed may be intense or

26:38

emotionally triggering for some. Listener

26:41

discretion is advised. I

26:47

was told someone wanted to talk, so

26:49

I gave him my number. I'm

27:18

caught off guard.

27:23

Is he talking about Skyler? Who's

27:26

telling me the truth? That person is

27:29

already telling me everything about custody. His

27:32

life is in danger. My life is in danger.

27:34

Is this? I asked

27:36

what the person I'm speaking to is Skyler. I

27:38

know. No. I don't know.

27:40

I'm trying to send this out to

27:43

be going like I had something to

27:45

do with it. Like

27:48

dude, there are already have to be, man. They're already

27:50

trying to kill me. I'm

27:53

not involved. I was in prison, but

27:55

I'll be cheering for you. Okay, well

27:57

slow down for a second, man. These

30:01

people... ...they're here. And

30:05

you're about to open up something,

30:07

you know, you didn't want to get

30:09

involved with me. I'm

30:12

trying bro, there's more to this than what you,

30:15

what you were ever know. There

30:21

was a party that you mentioned that

30:23

you were at back in 2018 that

30:26

you ran into Eric and

30:28

Brittany and Brittany was there with Eric. Why

30:31

didn't he pull out a gun? He

30:35

got really drunk. He

30:38

was stoned into the house when he told him to get out and

30:41

he pulled a gun out of the army. We

30:44

took the gun away from him and we kicked him out of the house. They

30:49

killed him over $40 man. They

30:52

killed Brittany over $40. Help

30:54

me understand, how do you know that? Who's

31:00

they? They killed me.

31:04

There's more than one person involved.

31:06

I thought with the first person, who's the

31:08

person that told you? I

31:13

can't tell you what else. I

31:17

can't. This

31:20

person man, this guy is

31:22

worse than a dumb man. Let's

31:25

talk about the person who told you. Okay,

31:28

I'm not asking for a name right now,

31:30

but what I'm saying is this person is

31:33

responsible. Okay, okay, I'll

31:35

tell you this. I

31:38

was asked to present at

31:40

one of the correctional facilities. Have

31:44

you ever heard about me? And

31:47

I don't know. He

31:50

goes, look up Brittany's face and

31:54

then you'll know about me. He

31:56

goes, oh, you ever heard about her? You

31:58

Look it up and you get out. I

32:01

know, How did. You

32:03

might want to know. How

32:07

did you come up with the forty hours plus go back

32:09

to that. What was

32:11

said about the forty hours. His.

32:20

Decision. To

32:23

substances. Nerves.

32:25

Tell me what happened there, man. You

32:30

gotta help me Help you. Go

32:37

on trying to find I have ever were trying

32:39

to learn about what happened so I know the

32:41

truth to the I can get in contact with

32:43

people who can actually take action. Can you provide

32:45

me with anything that they share with you about

32:48

that night that she went missing? Well

32:51

as and. Six

33:03

dogs asked. If

33:22

it's ever. Ever

33:25

Also. Has

33:28

for the sauce. For

33:31

does is take her. Good

33:34

service. And

33:47

isn't. What the hell was

33:49

that about? Forty

33:52

Dollars and is the person he's

33:54

referring to telling all the stuff?

33:56

Is he talking My scanner? And

33:59

and. Mack on the phone. Nor

34:07

did they take it. Was.

34:22

An amount of from a favorite

34:24

is the most. Point,

34:27

What do I call you May? what's your

34:30

real? And besides I'm trying to build a

34:32

for some. Some

34:34

as you can tell he's in distress.

34:39

So busy came

34:41

the freezer section.

34:44

Of the same the situation you're in

34:46

are now are you around anybody? else

34:49

has asked. Okay,

34:56

To search for the

34:59

upper house. Hopefuls

35:02

is claiming the time he took

35:04

money on was on November thirtieth.

35:07

But it seems very on strange to say this.

35:15

As ordered, voters are. Supposed.

35:21

To dogs are too much

35:23

know you so britney somewhere

35:25

went on the same source

35:28

aware of a river of

35:30

is the only. Oh

35:32

come on man, if you're saying you drove

35:35

her some are you don't remember says you

35:37

can't even deeper measures are you are not.

35:54

Vote. For a

35:56

few months ago. Or

35:58

how did they befriended key. Meta. Analysis

36:03

from customer service at home. From

36:06

school suffered. From

36:09

severe. Forward.

36:11

And met her at her

36:13

house and as warmer or

36:16

books severance. Songs

36:18

on cast audience members.

36:21

Prisoner. From.

36:23

The Source Third, op. Group.

36:28

Absorb all. Or

36:31

or desirable Skills which was

36:33

also spare bedrooms. In

36:36

order, the source of the importance. Of

36:40

Saturn plant. Talks

36:44

about so. I

36:49

was as a result the term care

36:51

and serve a hard time seeing students

36:53

do be specific details about the to

36:55

the were been. Done.

36:58

What were the specific details? Because

37:01

he goes on share with me when he

37:03

heard. Since gruesome.

37:07

My don't says necessary to sir. Move!

37:10

Where did this? Having. Properties.

37:14

Do you the owner the property is. That

37:19

ought to be just as if we

37:21

we do to these reluctance money eventually

37:23

says name. Or

37:25

sea resort jump suburb. Or

37:29

know for some reason. Is

37:32

this is nice but you not tell

37:35

me who it is. As

37:39

his voice is in danger dance steps

37:41

of these are to see would have

37:43

been mystery man made some him and

37:46

give two fucks about his safety at

37:48

this point and was forced into a

37:50

source of our terms. of

37:53

sports has for it's so what's his

37:56

name's or events if he didn't do

37:58

it if he's He's not responsible and

38:00

he was forced into this thing who

38:02

man? If I mention their names, I'm

38:05

dead. It won't air it. It's

38:17

a little easy. As

38:21

far as the responsibility of this stuff. I

38:25

dropped Brittany off one night, way before she went

38:27

missing. Brittany

38:29

never went missing from surgery span. They

38:32

took her on that back road man. I

38:41

don't know that. Some of these teachers are getting old. I'm

38:47

taking off man. I'll take

38:49

it out because they're going to kill me man. I'm

38:58

not trying to protect them man. I'm trying

39:00

to protect my family man. I

39:12

feel like they're slowly killing the other ones.

39:16

They're people that are going

39:18

to end up dead before this ends. The

39:28

last two years are covering Brittany's case. Specifically

39:31

the ones named in Skyler's testimony. I

39:34

wasn't aware of this. One of those

39:36

individuals who passed away. I

39:39

already interviewed. That

39:41

interview has never been aired. So

39:44

Z claiming his friends are dying. That's

39:46

a fact. Is

39:49

what Z's telling me related to Skyler's

39:51

testimony? Well

39:53

you can help me prevent that my guy. This

39:58

isn't going to just like be something. You can

40:00

ignore that is goes away on

40:02

orchard want. To

40:08

be recidivism. Tbd.

40:13

I was taught. Me

40:15

off or what was going on.

40:20

And let me be eyes at the about

40:22

that kz I feel like wait, what? you're

40:24

sharing with me. I'm

40:27

trying to figure out how much of it's true

40:29

and how much the same reason. To

40:33

want to put a person the unknown. Okay

40:37

so let's was together on that in order

40:39

for us to be able to clear that's

40:41

confusing is for us to be able to

40:43

share of mess with us or so. I

40:47

will sell you some information I have

40:49

and know if it smells so you'd

40:51

understand or know to trust me. it's

40:53

I'm asked to trust me as well.

40:59

Do. You know, This.

41:03

Ask if you know Skyler. On

41:06

of of of them. Must

41:09

suck about individuals who are you sure

41:11

are are responsible use in there is

41:13

one person who came to while you

41:16

were also in jail that was saying

41:18

ya know that is an was like

41:20

onto fertile born to people of have

41:23

a what about the person that he

41:25

feels responsible I met him. Purposes

41:28

of time you everything approximates

41:30

on departures has been thrown

41:33

you officer for she's. It's

41:36

a male. Skyler, When

41:41

about him? He

41:49

introduce you to the dude who's responsible

41:51

for brings his parents. When

41:58

more did you meet him? New.

42:06

Yeah. I

42:14

had to have you. And

42:17

of. As. The

42:23

garden but you said need it now. Are

42:27

you have. Club

42:29

me what's his Roman. Yes,

42:37

I do this on time cigarette with

42:40

you once. What's this individual name? Hermosa

42:42

Greener should be gone through the roof.

42:49

How useful! Last, and. Try

42:52

to be about it. Of

42:57

press x y or.

43:01

Last supporters morse

43:03

her body. Produces.

43:09

Scale. I like to know for all

43:12

three places that you're talking about. Seizures.

43:17

Who is again in the dumpster? Your

43:21

cursor is. Three

43:25

out. On.

43:30

For thousand dollars have some

43:32

food. Soldier was forty dollars.

43:36

Have already given names. Has no Fitness

43:38

Hydrant now? For.

43:48

Us was. Carnival.

43:59

or That's

44:03

what they call him. It's

44:07

dangerous. What

44:11

does he say about the $40? You

44:17

know, everyone owed me a $40. That's

44:21

what we're talking about. I

44:25

need you to pay him $40. You

44:29

ever heard of Britney Shake? She's

44:34

missing. Okay,

44:37

what's that have to do with me? Look

44:41

it up. Then

44:44

you'll know who I am. You

44:46

got rid of Britney for $40. He

44:51

goes, I need you to pay over $40. What

44:56

do you think I'll do over $100? I

44:59

need to know. I really would like to know where

45:01

the property that. And

45:04

if you're saying that they've been after you already and you're

45:06

in fear that they've run to go after your family like

45:09

being quiet and continuing to stay quiet would

45:11

be for what? Is

45:22

that who you're talking about? I just need you to text

45:24

message. Yeah,

45:27

that's him. Keep

45:31

going. I'm

45:34

sorry. Somebody's down,

45:37

sir. I'm

45:42

sorry that this happened. You

45:46

were just a little responsible for all

45:49

this. I wrapped up my call with Z and I'll

45:51

be honest. That's

45:54

left me with more questions than answers. What's

45:57

he spewing nonsense? Sharing

45:59

half the truth. Or, is

46:01

he more involved than he lets on? I'm not too much

46:03

because of me. People

46:06

are dying. His testimony is

46:08

zig zagged all over the place. I

46:10

know over the next few weeks, Z and I

46:12

exchanged a couple texts. One

46:14

weekend, while I was with my family, an

46:17

unknown number called me. I

46:19

didn't pick up. On Monday, I

46:22

discovered it was Z, and he wasn't

46:24

pleased with my slow response. Our

46:27

conversation turned sour fast. Oh,

46:29

now you want to talk to me. Nah, you

46:31

had your chance earlier, and you called

46:33

me crazy. You're

46:35

too stupid to seek the truth. Someone is

46:38

calling the shots and telling others to tell you this or

46:40

that. They're leading you down rabbit

46:42

trails and spinning you from the real truth. Alright,

46:45

you want to pick and choose when you talk to me?

46:48

Now you're getting prideful. You

46:50

had your chance? Is thinking

46:52

about yourself, not Brittany. I've

46:55

probably died in a way that you can't fathom. So

46:57

unless you got something that you want to share, quit

47:00

fucking playing games with me. Fuck

47:03

off you bitch ass. You've been one dragging

47:05

it out for almost two years of looking for her. Selfless

47:08

ass bitch. You know what? Let

47:10

me catch you in Sturgis, and we'll see what happens

47:12

then. And if why I? Don't

47:15

ever be alone. Don't

47:18

let that tough guy. Who called who,

47:20

Cryin'? Claiming they're after me. They

47:22

can't say who. They're killing all

47:24

my friends. You can't say

47:26

who they are. And

47:28

I'm chasing rabbit trails, huh? Brit's

47:30

got her name out because of what we've done. What

47:33

the fuck you care how long it's been? You

47:35

seem to forget the real timeline. Aw,

47:38

Jess, in the last two years, Brittany's

47:40

been gone for five. Just a little

47:43

perspective for ya. Don't ever

47:45

be alone. Keep that

47:47

same energy. Where

47:52

does this lead? I don't know. But

47:54

I've done what I can. I've handed

47:56

over the entire interview to law enforcement. Depending

48:00

on the day, Z and

48:02

I continue to communicate. Just

48:04

when you think the case can't twist any further, it does.

48:10

It's like peeling an onion, layer

48:12

after unsettling layer. Expect

48:15

the unexpected, as

48:17

the mystery unfolds in ways that you won't see

48:19

coming. Because as you should know

48:21

by now, it should never go

48:23

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48:27

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